Adherence is the fact of adhering to a particular rule, agreement, or belief.
...strict adherence to the constitution. [+ to]
Synonyms: obedience, agreement, respect, submission More Synonyms of adherence
adherence in American English
(ædˈhɪrəns; ədˈhɪrəns)
noun
the act of adhering; specif., attachment (to a person, cause, etc.); devotion and support
Examples of 'adherence' in a sentence
adherence
That duty demanded adherence to high moral standards.
Christianity Today (2000)
The measures included stricter adherence to the guidance on prescription.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He was renowned for his strict adherence to revolutionary ethics.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
These men are rigid in their adherence.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Now it is about a religious adherence to them.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Surely there comes a point where exam success matters more than adherence to religious ritual that involves not eating for a bit.
The Sun (2014)
They viewed concentration on economic advance as evidence of improper priorities: adherence to religious duties should come first.
Stearns, Peter N. World History: Patterns of Change and Continuity (1995)
There was no strict adherence to the convention of today that the clue should contain both the definition and the way it is built up.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Consumers spending premium prices may want to be green, but they will probably take a product that tastes good over rigid adherence to organic farming.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In other languages
adherence
British English: adherence NOUN
Adherence is the fact of adhering to a particular rule, agreement, or belief.
...strict adherence to the constitution.
American English: adherence
Brazilian Portuguese: aderência
Chinese: 遵守
European Spanish: adhesión
French: conformité
German: Befolgung
Italian: osservanza
Japanese: 遵守
Korean: 고수
European Portuguese: adesão
Latin American Spanish: adhesión
(noun)
strict adherence to the constitution and respect for our laws
Synonyms
obedience
unquestioning obedience to the law
agreement
The talks ended in acrimony rather than agreement.
respect
submission
She nodded her head in submission.
compliance
We seem to have reached unprecedented depths of compliance and timidity.
accordance
deference
a chain of social command linked by deference to authority
assent
He gave his assent to the proposed legislation.
observance
subservience
submissiveness
dutifulness
conformability
see adhesion
Additional synonyms
in the sense of agreement
Definition
the act or state of agreeing
The talks ended in acrimony rather than agreement.
Synonyms
concurrence,
harmony,
compliance,
union,
agreeing,
concession,
consent,
unison,
assent,
concord,
acquiescence
in the sense of assent
Definition
agreement, consent
He gave his assent to the proposed legislation.
Synonyms
agreement,
accord,
sanction,
approval,
permission,
acceptance,
consent,
compliance,
accession,
acquiescence,
concurrence
in the sense of compliance
Definition
a tendency to do what others want
We seem to have reached unprecedented depths of compliance and timidity.